November, 2016

 

FAQs Friday: How to know if your hair moisturizer contains protein

If you think your hair is protein-sensitive or you are simply avoiding hair products with protein in them, it’s very important to know how to identify proteins. The first thing to do is to read through the ingredient list watching for any type of protein. The problem is that not every protein has – protein in its name. Some examples of proteins commonly used in hair products include: Hydrolyzed Keratin Keratin amino acids  Collagen Hydrolyzed Collagen  Collagen Amino Acids Silk Protein Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Milk Protein Soy Protein Oat ProteinRead More


How to work with your hair’s porosity: What is hair porosity?

One of my lovely readers recently asked me how she could manage her low porosity hair. To be honest, I haven’t really paid much attention to low porosity hair because I think my hair is high porosity. I decided to do a little bit more reading on hair porosity. First up, a brief definition. Hair porosity is a measure of how easy it is for your hair to absorb and retain moisture. Hair porosity is usually classified into 3 categories: high, medium/normal and low porosities. High porosity hair: This type of hairRead More


Wash day recap: my last 3 wash days

Since the last post about my October haul, I have shampooed my hair twice and co-washed once. I think I’ll start from the oldest to the most recent. WASH DAY 1 Prepoo: Dudley’s Drc 28 Hair Treatment and Fortifier. Sat underneath my dryer for about 20 minutes. Shampoo: OGX niacin & caffeine shampoo. Did not strip my hair but still not as moisturizing as my Aveda shampoo. Deep Condition: No. Leave-ins: Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Double Care leave in spray.  Detangled with my wide tooth comb. Drying and styling:Air dried MyRead More

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